Car-fender.



C. WRIGLEY.

GAB. FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAILM, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

CHARLES WRIG-LEY, 0F SIDNEY, OHIO.

CAR-FENDER.

p Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application led March 24, 1911. Serial No. 616,658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WRIGLEY, citizen of the United States,residing at Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved fender for cars and othervehicles, and is designed for the protection ofpersons withY whom thecar when in motion comes in contact.

Another object of this invention is to provide a counterbalanced framefor attachment to the front of the car or vehicle, and to disposeadjustable braces upon the frame adapted to become rigid to support theframe when heavy loads are thrown in or upon the frame.

Another object of this invention is to provide a counterbalanced fenderwith depressing means which does not interfere with the action of thefender under normal conditions, and which may be brought into act-ion toforce the lower end of the fender toward the ground.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction,

reference is to be had to the following` description and accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved fender as applied to theforward end of a car; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fender in araised position; and, Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through theoperating mechanism of the fender on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates a pair of strips provided attheir forward ends with depending registering brackets 11. A shaft 12extends between the brackets 11 and has its opposite ends journaledtherein, the shaft forming the upper support for the receiving frame ofthe fender. The receiving frame comprises, preferably, the side bars 13-joined at their lower ends by a transverse rod 14. The side bars 13 arepreferably curved up forwardly of the rod 14 to catch objects broughtinto contact with the fender. Rollers 15 are mount-ed upon the oppositeends of the rod 14 to support the lower end of the receiving frame uponthetrack or roadway.` The receiving frame is covered or closed by aplurality of parallel slats 16, or the like, to support the persons orobjects thrown against the fender. The side bars 13 are rigidly securedto the shaft 12, and the shaft carries rigidly secured thereon midway ofits ends, an inwardly extending arm 17 carrying thereon a weight 18adjustably` fixed by a set screw 19. The weight 18 is adapted to holdthe receiving frame normally out of cont-act with the ground. A spring20 is disposed againstthe under side of each of the strips 10 midway oftheir ends, the springs having their forward ends bearing against thelower faces of the side bars 13. The springs 2O coperatie with theweight 1S to yieldingly hold the receiving frame up from the ground.

The side bars 18 are provided midway of their ends with hinged braces 21extending back from the side bars and passing through the lower ends ofthe guides 22. The guides 22 depend from the strips 10 adjacent to theirrear ends, andare in the form of arms provided with slots in their lowerends loosely receiving the brace rods 21 therethrough. A batten 23 iscarried across the rear extremities and against the under sides of thestrip 10, the brace rods 21 being of such length as to strike thisbatten when the receiving frame is swung down and the rollers 15 engageupon the roadway. brace rods 21 are each formed of two sections joinedat their adjacent ends in threaded relation within a sleeve orturnbuckle 21a employed in adjusting the lengths of the brace rods so asto position the lower end of the fender at the desired distance abovethe track. The rear ends of the brace rods 21 are Hattened and aperturedto receive therethrough spaced pins 2a engaging alternately against theopposite sides of the depending guides 22 to limit the up and downmovement of the fender. The flattened ends of the braces 21 are providedwith series of openings 25 through which the pins 24 are positioned soas to adjust the lat-ter.

The means employed for holding the receiving frame against the groundand retaining the same in such position comprises a transverse shaft 26journaled at its ends in the depending brackets 11 at a point The end ofthe rod 31 to rotate the same.

spaced backwardly through the shaft 12. Cams 27 are xed upon the ends ofthe shaft 26 immediately beneath extensions 28 of the side bars 13.Toward one end of the shaft 26 a spur gear 29 is mounted, which gearintermeshes with a. worm gear 30 carried on the lower end of the turningrod 31. A crank handle 32is disposed upon the upper The lower end of therod 31 is journaled through the platform of theV car 33 to which thefender is attached.

It will of course be understood that this fender may be applied to motorvehicles of any form whether adapted to be operated over rails orwithout the same.

In operation, the fender is normally up, as is disclosed in Fig. 2, thefender being held in such position by the weight 18 on the arm 17 andthe tension of the springs 20. rlhe weight 18 and the springs 2O areadapted to provide sufficient resistance to the receiving frame againstdownward movement under vibration. Uien a heavy load is thrown againstthe receiving frame, the side bars 13 are swung down, depressing thesprings 2O and raising the weight 18 against the lower side of theplatform of the car 33. At the same time the brace rods 21 are forcedback 2, and it is desired to force the same down without the applicationof a weight upon the receiving frame, the operator rotates the crankhandle 32 and the rod 31 to turn the shaft 26 through the intermeshinggears 30 -and 29. This movement of the shaft 26 brings the eccentricportions of the cams 27 against the under sides of the extensions 28,

thus swinging the latter upwardly and depressing the side bars 13. Asthe connection between the turning rod 31 `and the shaft 26 is av wormgear, the shaft 26 is Y kwhat is claimed is:

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locked from movement when a pressure is exerted upon the cam 27 torotate the same. Having thus described the invention,

1.- The combination with a car including its base trame having adepending batteri, of a car fender including a receiving frame adaptedfor hinged engagement beneath the forward end of the car, an armextending back from the upper end of the receiving frame, an adjustableweight disposed upon the arm for normally depressing the same, springsdisposed between the car and the receiving framefor reinforcing theweight, brace rods hinged upon the sides of the receiving frame andextending back beneath the car, guides carried beneath the car forslidably receiving the brace rods, said brace rods being adapted to bearagainst said bat-y lower end of the receiving frame in elevatedposition, depressing means engaging with the receiving frame to forcethe same down, braces slidably disposed 1between the frame and thevehicle, and means for limiting the forward movement of the braces.

4. The combination with a car including its base frame and a dependinghatten7 of va fender comprising a depending receiving frame adapted forengagement beneath a vehicle, guides depending from the sides of .thevehicle rearwardly of the receiving frame, and braces hinged against thesides of the receiving frame and engaging slidably through the guides,said braces being adapted to bear'against the batten.

5. The combinationr with a car frame having a depending batten, of afender comprising a receiving member adapted for attachment upon theforward end of a vehicle, and rearwardly extending braces carried uponthe member adjacent to its lower end, said braces being adapted to bearagainst said batteri when the member is depressed.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES VRIGLEY. [n s] Ttnesses CHAs. C. MARSHALL, WV. E. PARTINGTON.

Washington, D. C.

